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I am no longer a reasoning creature; I have no will,unless it be the will never to decide.I have been so overwhelmed by the many storms that have broken over my head, that I am become passive in the hands of the Almighty,I live,because it is not ordained for me to die.If succor be sent to me,I will accept it
if I possessed free-will, but without the power to render that will efficacious, it would drive me to despair

"Ah, madame," said Monte Cristo, "you should not talk thus! It is not so we should evince our resignation to the will of heaven; on the contrary, we are all free agents."
"Alas!" exclaimed Mercedes, "if it were so, if I possessed free-will, but without the power to render that will efficacious, it would drive me to despair

You well know, Edmond, that I am no longer a reasoning creature; I have no will, unless it be the will never to decide. I have been so overwhelmed by the many storms that have broken over my head, that I am become passive in the hands of the Almighty, like a sparrow in the talons of an eagle. I live, because it is not ordained for me to die. If succor be sent to me, I will accept it."